About block 968,653
Bitcoin block 968,653 was mined by ViaBTC on September 26, 2026 at 6:56 AM UTC, 1 min 32 s after block 968,652. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,496 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 968,653 is number 974 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 480; 1,042 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 969,695. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 81,347 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 3,141 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.